MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 47, 23 February 1917, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Mr. L. G. Reid, S.M., ocupied the Bench at to-day's sitting of the Magis-. trate's Court, when five first-offending inebriates were convicted and dealt with in the usual lenient manner. . A plea of, guilty was entered by Eva Grell, an old offender, who was charged under the War Regulations with having loitered" in Sydney-street for the. purpose ,of prostitution. Accused was sent to gaol for.a period of one month. . i . ' Rose Smith, who boasted two aliases, was charged with being a - rogue and vagabond, in that she. was found by night on private , property, in Mulgrave-street. A fine of 20s, with 7s costs,, was imposed. Charged with being helplessly drunk at Kaiwarra, John Pullar was ordered to pay medical expenses (17s 6d) or servo three da, vs. imprisonment. ' ■William Ash worth," who ■'was similarly charged, was remanded till, Monday next. '_ A conviction was recorded against Charles Henry Hart , for drunkenness, 1 and the defendant was fined 10s, with the alternative of serving three days in prison in respect of an assault. .-. ■ Jesse Underwood .was _called on to answer a charge of behaving _in a disorderly manner while drunk in Courte-nay-place. Underwood had no excuse to make, and was fined 20s, with costs. Theft of a bottlo of stout, valued at 2s, from a Home liner was the charge preferred against James Cullen. The charge, which was originally an indictable one, was reduced to one of common theft. Accused, who pleaded guilty, was fined 20s, with costs. ' , Pleas of guilty were entered by* two first offenders, who were charged with stealing small articles from shop. Each accused was fined 20s, with the alternative, of spending seven days in gaol. ' ■ . : No appearance was made by William Haydon, who, it was alleged, used obscene language in Sydney-street. Haydon, who has since entered camp, wa3 fined 40a, with costs. .

A.fter hearing ths evidence in the case against Sidney Tuwanga, who was'chargod with assaulting William Dorricott, a soldier, yesterday, the Magistrate merely recorded a conviction. A charge of assault was also preferred against John Coyle, who was dealt with in the same way as Tuwanga , ■ A nervous-looking little negro by the name of Roma Bagwan did not .appreciate tho fact that he was called upon to answer a charge of assaulting Mick Stockwell. He held'that Stockwell was the aggressor, and appeared exceedingly pleased when the Magistrate announced "the case is dismissed." .

John Hyde, who committed a breach of his prohibition order, was penalised, in the sum of 40s, with costs. The alternative was fixed at 14 days' imprisonment. On a. charge of sweeping over the footpath in front of his premises in prohibited hours, H. Leader was ordered to pay 7s costs.

A fine of 10s, with the usual coEts, was imposed in the caso of A. M. Scoullar, who failed to stop his motor-car when requested by a constable to do so.

Archibald Connell Sinclair was proceeded against by the City Corporation on a charge of using tho' ordinary supply o£ water for garden purposes.- Ho waa ordered to pay costs. . ( .